Andy Offringa galaxy, for his way to made it. First time was back in 1980. At that age, Radio 2 was never even considered as it had a style and playlist aimed at my grandparents generation. being auditioned by producer Eggy Ley, I appeared on the TV show Colin Bedding Listeners were invited to request a song, which for some reason was a "lucky number" for them, and Mike would sing the request. Tuning my reciever every evening The handwritten sheet was given to the founder of the inaugural David Bowie fan club by the star. it never ceases to cheer my memories. On summer you was silent her in the cold north. that line of genius. Uncategorized. Please help and drop me a line. I will now not rest until more memories come flooding back. Katonah NY (31/01/2004). 216. That night we went to the Blow Up Club in the center of Luxembourg. London (14/8/1999). Thank you for sending your updated site. In Paris, Bordeaux, Barcelona, Tunisia it could be heard (with the usual fades, part of the fun) late at night. I had to really beg to get dad to get others. Kent, UK (25/10/2009). Leicester, England (21/12/2011). It would be nice for RL to return on ALL broadcast platforms 24h a day; 6090 and 15350 khz SW, 1440 khz mw ,FM in Europe, sky digital in the UK, Astra analog and digital and the internet, I ceratinly would bring it back to all platforms. I imagine she would share it if you are interested. Russ Horton Transdiffusion. Now when you walk down the street all you hear is 500 watts of "gangster rap" blaring out of childrens bedrooms! Mike Grant Tony Alston Mikael Honor 848. Pop. accent! Bora Great web site full of memories from when i was a teenager in the 60's,I remember listening to Luxy in her hay day after the Pirate station's had closed in '67 Although I was listening on and off from around '63,I loved those DJ's and still have in my possesion signed photo's from Paul Burnett,Tony Prince,Don Wardell,Colin Nicol and many others over the next decade. I prepare documentary movie about Radio Luxembourg 208. 793. 329. Chester le Street Co Durham UK (10/11/2003). GerdRammes 363. Liverpool England (09/07/2003). Spent many a night dozin' off to Tony's great show. Het was een belevenis om daar te kunnen werken. Excellent station. This is a nice site with many nostalgic items from the great Radio Luxembourg. Thank you! Dear sir,thanks your new Radio Luxembourg. . 790. Very pleased to read and see photos of my absoulute best offshore radio station! Bacolod City, Philippines (02/09/2012). But I have 57 of years. University of Chicago (11/01/2001). Throughout the 80's serving me well in providing me with good music. Fernando Pons 801. I was 17 years old when I arrived EN. Thanks for your information. I love it, and it brings back so many many memories. Worsley, England (17/05/2010). James H. Temperly I remember RL in '62. 27. Jimmy Saville should be Jimmy Savile Jan A. Kok Toronto, Canada (09/06/1998). versions. luisterden er zoveel mogelijk naar, voor zover mijn ouders niet ergens anders 35. Thank you DJ-guys for making the evenings happy. Dick Vonk Paul Grover Keith Really good and brought all the old memories flooding back. :) Maybe because it was so unique. I was listening almost every evening in the late 80's. artist was. Too bad I got rid of all those reel-to-reel tapes. I am looking for rare footage of Radio Luxembourg to include on our programme. 399. Great site. Groetjes. I also remember Stuart playing The Lurkers and Alternative TV. 259. My Philips Radio - 1953 July 2, 1951 - 208 m. (1439 kHz. Australia (27/06/2000). Would very much like to know where I can get these songs..Anyone? Cheers. Nizhniy Nowgorod, Russia (24/06/2003). Every time I go to the net I find a reason to send a message! radio luxembourg power playlist. John 515. millions like me. Liverpool, UK (20/01/2009). Thanks for a great site which brought back many fond memories of my youth. Thank you. Mike Lawlor Rotherham, United Kingdom (23/05/2010). Please advise. Like the site a lot. San Vito al Tagliamento ITALY 04/06/2003). He had total control of the output. 's who could name each one just by listening to their voice. I started to listen to Luxy in the late 70's, and carried on listening until the last day on Satellite. 118. was Brouckereplein 5 in Brussel, een Great site, BUT your audio clip against Denmark (05/01/2003). JAMES SPENCER I loved radio Luxembourg's top 20 and wouldn't miss it for the world. I thought the output power was 1.6 MWatts! I personally would love take a look again at all these songs from the 70's. And here is my little "problem". Valencia, Spain (14/10/2011). Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Jim Thanks a lot and many greetings from I started listening to 208 in the early sixties and some of your sound bites brought tears to my eyes. (12/12/2000). I have a few I could exchange. Thank you so much Dick for your amazing website. Odense, Denmark (08/02/2004). 12. 6 (13) A Song Of Joy (Miguel Rios) THANKS!!! Mary In the US Air Force stationed in the UK during the late 60's, Radio Luxembourg brought us music from home. Warmond, Holland (12/01/2005). thanks. Brought back memories of bleary eyes after listening to Kid Jensen It was my youth. Anyone interested in swapping recordings please contact me today! Norman Andrews Each monday in school we compared what we understood and what not. I still remember one song, it must be from 66-68, I even had it on tape, but somehow got lost. Essen, Germany (23/07/2012). 1980's and I remember the D.J's from the time, Tony Blewwitt, Mike Hollis, Peter I listened to my transistorradio under the blanket to the tune of Radio Lux Top Twenty. A friend of mine recently published a news clipping, it appeared, of her mother, who won the "Miss Radio Luxembourg" contest, being kissed by Rock Hudson. I do have lots of taped 733. 494. I still listen to old 208 show stuff on tapes i made. 849. Ral Garca in Spanje woon en maar zelden in Nederland kom heb ik destijds met Gerard za si w oku krci na samo wspomnienie tamtych wspaniaych lat 60, 70 i 80. Great - So many things I had forgotten or thought I would never hear again. Parduotuv (+372) 6 444 045. . I am really interested to follow what happens with the station in the near future. I think the year was 1963. Director, Hi Dick, I am a big fan of CONNIE FRANCIS and i believe that she was a guest on her 15min show every now and then.Also on March 9th 1961,Connie recorded the closing down theme of the Radio from 1961-1963.I don't know actual dates but it was 'IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODNIGHT'.This was lost in the convening years and was discovered in the EMI vaults in 1996..and released on a Bear Family Box 5CD set on Connie Francis.I am pleased to say that i have this,If anyone would like i can send them Russia St. Petersbourg (05/04/2005). Paris (now), Florence Italy, born (7/7/2005). Why he is not a presenter now is beyond me. 179. 112. hallo dick ! Well for years I would listen to the station really low as a young boy with the trany under my pillow, so low to were my dad could not hear it. 593. Thanks again for a great job collecting all this material, brought back a lot of memories. 286. Do you have any recordings of 208 in the 60's my favourite time when listening to 208. (medium-wave). radio luxembourg power playlist. denk ik. How great are all recollections of those nights when tuning Radio I was an engineer at Hertford Street and recorded many of the programmes mentioned on your page. I'm waiting for website fixes, greetings from Poland :) That time I met How do we use Cookies. Utrecht, Netherlands (19/8/1999). bravo pour le site ! Learning to surf the internet and one of my "teaching" kids suggested searching Denis Speirs Norbert Smith Ben Kahmann 379. Jorn Norway (03/12/2004). Could anyone tell me the title of the song and artist, please? He told me that he always started the Top20 charts with number one because the sponsors wanted it so. 612. I have wiped most of it from my mind. If you ever decide to bring the good times back please let me know All the Best But I have checked both groups to no avail. Install the free Online Radio Box app for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! I miss it.. Great dj and beautiful voices 539. I have been listening to Radio Luxemburg since 1959 to the end of your broadcasting. I used to listen to the broadcasts as a young boy when I lived in Dublin on a Philips table top radio. met mijn gammele radio kon ik daar niets van ontvangen. Marknesse Netherlands (04/08/2002). gaspar aedo Publishers Association. BEPPINO Got to add the single from sunshilk shampoo! Regards, Tamas Benedek Always wanted to know what "Fixo and Fixo Flux" (close as I can remember) were - always advertised. p.s. es empfangen) einzuleiten??? 150. Congrats! Yan Rik van der Velde Kitty Drabren Mobile, Al, USA (18/06/1998). Thank you for your attention and consideration. I think the reticence of the I read this with tears in my eyes as I remembered lying in my bed in England. Any more top 20 shows coming up - from 61 for instance? Thank you Mr. Offringa very very much. We walked into Villa Louvigny with the 30 mtr. Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States (12/10/2008). Eroc Kirk Arnott 214. But I still love to hear it again. Strangely, it's stopped raining. I can remember driving up the A1 to the sounds of 208 in the sixties as I travelled home from uni. Attention! gehouden met de "ouwetjes", we horen er 507. Colindale (London) (22/09/2005). By the way I have the original Steve Conway at the end of the day in my song collection. Before this competition, Radio Luxembourg had had an . 7 (1) Something (S.Bassey) Beste Wensen en de groetjes vanuit de UK. I lived in Germany at that time. I was a kid at the time in my teens and early twenties living behind the Iron Curtain and often listening to Big L on 208 late at nights despite poor receiption. homethree floors high plus basement, quite narrow and deep. Well I listened to all the top twenty As a massive radio fan, I have yet to find a station to take its place. Tamas Benedek Piltown, Ireland (27/11/2011). 18 (4 ) I'll Say Forever My L (J.Ruffin) Will look fully later. 519. There was no better radio station to listen even on the AM. Great website. Arbroath Scotland (01/07/2003). See you there! Many thanks Michael Chatham, England (18/12/2004). I have an old Elizabetha reel to reel tape recorder which is no longer working. melody. Sandra Barry, Northallerton, England (07/02/2010). I am interested in hearing from anyone who Mark Essen, Germany (23/07/2012), 845. 373. 6. Cambridge UK (05/09/2003). Under the blankets every night! 410. This is one of the best sites that I have come across, whilst I am on the computer I have this one running in the background pumping out all the old tunes, (That was when music was music). I really enjoyed reading the other comments. Kjell Winther Johnz USA (22/09/2005). We did have also a lot of fun with listening to THE CLIFF RICHARD and SHADOWS, AND LATER live-progams presenting THE SEARCHERS LIVE AT RADIO LUXEMBURG and THE BEATLES in 1964 with 474. Todd Slaughter It brings so many good memories of the early 70s. Keven Lowden Best Wishes from Canada. Linkoping SWEDEN (16/09/2001). As part of our I did start listen to the Station in 1960 when I was 13 years old. 5 Marys boy child Nina and Frederik Columbia Thanks for a great web site and keep the memories coming. Best regards to everybody reading this. Ihave just discovered your site, full of really good stuff does anyone autistic and wants to know what time Paul Burnetts show was in 1973,I would Janos Penzes My best wishes to everyone. Thank you for interesting article Please contact me. Heb nog een 2 uur durende bandopname liggen uit april 1981. Crawley, United Kingdom (23/09/2008). Like for so many other baby-boomers born 50+ years ago, 208 was a very important influence for me through my teens; I'm really glad that, through your work and others, the legend is being kept alive. Thank you very much. Excellent website! If there was ever a time for Luxy to return it's now, as internet radio is established! Anne Michaelis Best wishes, George Cook Best regards 814. Can you help. Stavanger, Norway (08/05/2012). BYDGOSZCZ, Polen (12/01/2010). Searching for his history, is there any Burlington CT, USA (26/09/2009). 599. Steve Willis Baile tha Cliath (Dublin) Ik ben n.l. site to remind us of it. Op een klein radio'tje en dan het liefst in het donker. What a fab station 208 was.I grew up with the station of the stars.Wish you could whisk me back to those great 208 days.Miss you all, 697. Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. J. Cole. After the death of Jim Reeves on 31th July 1964 Luxemburg did some great Jim Reeves Specials in August and September 1964 which was really interesting. Nice site! Surprise Surprise!! See "Den Store Radioverden" (The Great radio World). who did'nt listen under the bedclothes eh? It's on: http://frankie.dk. Un sito veramente "commovente". That is probably all anyone can stand from me at this time. On this I would tune in to R.Lx. Slavko Dekovic Jimmy Saville or Tony Prince or many more dj's.I'm a great fan of radio luxy. Grimsby UK (03/04/200). Belgium (27/07/2003). Unfortunately only a little piece of that song). witch is titled I'ts time to say goodnight. Rancho Mirage, CA, USA (09/04/2001). http://www.boogiebertil.com/lux/index.htm. band radio I found. Often mistakenly referred to as a Pirate radio station, Radio Luxembourg offered an English-speaking commercial service for more than 60 years and shaped the radio landscape for future commercial broadcasting in the UK. Damir Vadas Zagreb, Croatia (02/06/1998). Many were the nights when I listened to 'Luxy' on 208m (1440 kHz) between c.1970 and 1974 - the Top 30, Bob Stewart, Kid Jensen and all the greats. David Denmark (17/10/1998). Accrington,Lancashire,UK (11/05/2006). I was an avid listener of Luxy from about 1970 through to the 80s. I would wait all evening to hear the latest Motown sounds from Detroit, hands hovering over the controls on my Fidelity tape recorder, only to be enraged when they faded out Marvin Gaye after only 90 seconds! Skifram Ulla Moulvad In the seventies on radio medium wave I spend nights listening to mostly very bad signals up here in Denmark. Sleeuwijk (Nederland) (25/01/2006). Any material from the station is always most welcome to see. 312. Kisses to all:) Groetjes en ik blijf je site Lasse Leicester (09/12/2003). 548. Zij was beslist geen secretaresse maar de allereerste omroep , but don't waste such a talent. Thank you I recall the Capitol programme on Tuesdays and Thursdays when I could get to hear Gene Vincent and Tommy Sands etc. my name and Luxembourg. Studio Anorakwebsite 820. Regards, Thanks 618. remember the closedown tune that started with the words " AT THE END OF Ireland (02/01/2000). Thank you Dick. 337. Brings back my youth when I used to listen to 208 on my small tranny radio under my bed clothes! I used an old Grundig radio with a (so called) It was a sad day when Luxembourg disappeared but it left a legacy that will never be forgotten. Palm Springs, USA (14/08/2010). Jeff Stewart (The Bill), Bobby Ball and Philip Madoc. At the end of each programme they faded out with 'Don't Be Cruel' by the Bill Black Combo but what was the record played at the start??? 851. Sir Jimmys body will be taken to the Queens Hotel in his home town of Leeds on Tuesday so well-wishers can say goodbye to him ahead of a Requiem Mass in the city the day after - Wednesday November 9. A great site for a great station! Bergamo Italy (01/05/2002). I remember around 1989 or 1990 period Wim Becude 368). )Great to hear the voices of the DJs again, and the station-checks and jingles; thank you so much for the memories of such happy times. Gary De Forest Braunschweig (25/01/2002). LIVE FROM THE CAVERN WITH BOB WOOLER with some many good Merseybeat-sounds. that plays music recorded 1900 - 1960. (Spangles Muldoon) in the 1960's, are holding a high school reunion in the summer of 2003 in Toronto, Canada. For me Radio Luxembourg was really the thing that made me lucky. Radio and Tele-Luxembourg is indeed the entertainment barometer of Europe. 14 (-) Wild World (Jimmy Cliff) Blackhill (3/12/2001). Podcasts. Now enjoying the sunshine on the Algarve in Portugal. Well done! Sad to see stn has gone. last i heard he had multiple sclerosis and died of complications many thanks 730. Spring 1965. "Dan Dare" comes to mind Out of the Luxy Legends, I still speak to Tony Prince, Bob (mostly via e-mail)and Paul Burnett who I'm co -presenting a weekly Classic Chart Show with (on air in the UK very soon). Playlists 2 videos Radio Luxembourg - The last day of 208 Luxembourg Part 8 - Barry Aldis 1 video Radio Luxembourg - The last day of 208 Luxembourg Part 7 - Dave Christian 2 videos Radio Luxembourg - The last day of 208 Luxembourg Part 6 - Stuart & Ollie Henry I spend a lot of drunked evenings in the "Blow Up" nightclub. Belarus Sasha. WFAN 66 AM - 101.9 FM 3. Can anyone help? FIACHRA o MU (Of which I still have two copies!) All the great hits from late sixties I used to listen to while I lived in Czech Rep. bring tears of joy in my eyes. I listened to Lux much of the time in the early 60's. Gracias. A piece of my youth! how I wish I could return to those days. if you made them available on your site. Great, absolute great ! Mats Lindholm Hi Dick! Tony used to play it a lot. Hearing 208 "The Station of the Stars" in the Azores 1872 miles away from the transmitter, with Hughie Green and Michael Miles ("Do you open the box or double your money?)" Hope you'll enjoy it. Great site, brought back good memories for me growing up in the 50's and 60's. Stu Reid I was a proud member of Jimmy Ronnie I have a pile of those from the late 60's somewhere in the basement. Can anyone remember the programmes done by Ted Heath and His Music in the 1950s? Well-well. By chance Ive found your 208 website and it gave me strong emotions! stationcall. Born 1948. It would be nice to hear "Dan Dare" again and I wonder if anyone knows of the whereabouts of these tapes. This is pure nostalgia.. what a brilliant site.. well done :-) Tonight I have relived my teens.. oh happy days.. This is something it wont happen again But thanks a lot for the GREAT 208 site "This is Radio Luxembourg, Your Station Of The Stars" It was wonderful to be Chard Somerset England (01/11/2003). At that time I was also music-fan and used to spend many hours listening Radio Luxembourg. Milk River, Alberta, Canada (19/11/2011). See MoreSee Less, Stella Stevens: Nutty Professor and Poseidon Adventure star dies at 84, A very young Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison and friends. This site brings back some great memories. What a neat website, I stumbled onto, not to mention the great memories from the early 60s, in London, where I grew up, and listened just about every day. Luxy fans get in touch. Auckland New Zealand (13/10/2005). Roger Turner Mick Brown Humpolec , Czech republic (02/11/2002). 703. You started the whole thing!A special ciao from Milan.God bless you all! Frank Kluge met veel plezier naar luisterden. Accrington, Lancs, UK (03/04/2001). 685. 735. Brought back memories of teenage years in the 70's - blasting out the Sex Pistols to the shock of my parents and listening ever so quietly at midnight when I was supposed to be sleeping. Heb begrepen dat hij in Texas woont en ernstig ziek is. = Gee boys, what a blast.. congrats & keep on trucking..! mono valve tape recorders. While I have the chance, I pay tribute to Tony Prince for keeping Stuart Henry on the air after Radio 1 in the UK decided not to. Tried to listen to it over the Krakow, Poland (23/04/2002). Rihanna) 7 (13) Make It With You (Bread) called Emperor Rosko on the station or was he with one of the offshore stations? Listened all the time, especially during home ect!! What a wonderful side you got. 551. 10 One more sunrise Dickie Valentine Pye The broadcaster became something of a cult figure after fronting the ITV show for 20 years. The past is always so much better than the present, but it was a good time at Luxembourg. February l4/67 Disc and Music Echo and told him everyone makes a mistake. Great site , lots of memories. So almost 495. 107. Wish I could turn the clock back and do it all over again. (05/10/2005). Thanks. Mario I have a favour to ask. Can you remember a tune that they used to end with. Aan elk stukje muziek Mijn complimenten, heer our offices where just across the road. Born (1955) and raised in Iceland I grew up listening to 208 and even met Kid Jensen. 266. Let the music play. But there was no compromise to listen to the Radio Luxembourg! Durham,England (25/05/2002). These days I'm heavily into dance music but it's so good to remember where my musical interests first started. Beautiful memories of the past. Heb Started: "Maybe tomorrow will find the sun shining, warming the hearts of our children again." frequency, at 23:00 o'clock: I fall in love immediatly! I also enjoyed listening to AFN and, later, the "pirates". what more can I say, now at 61 this has taken me back to my younger days again, going around on my Triumph to the coffe bars, feeding the juke box with what loose change we had. My first song recorded on my first brand new tape recorder was Rolling Stones' song "Paint it Black" from Radio Luxembourg. I recorded some bits onto my reel to reel tape machine at the time. 13 Put your head on my shoulder Paul Anka Columbia Do you know where I can get access to archives of the Radio Luxembourg playlist/ top 20 from the sixties and early seventies. It was the first and the only time this album has been broadcasted. 130. Toronto, Canada (19/01/2010). 627. Horst Pauling I remember I was listening to 208 in late 80s. Me agrado sobremanera la presentacin de todo el material. Lars Olefeldt, Stora Hult, Sweden (08/03/2001). 340. My warmest wishes and congratulations to you for your extraordinary site, and every good wish to your other viewers. 313. Lorraine Grimes Thank you for you time and trouble. 287. net. I liked all the broadcasts--Dutch, German, and English. your site is fantastic. Calgary, AB, Canada (11/01/2003). 452. Tony Prince was a top DJ on the Europe-wide station, which. 783. Hello Barry (He died Nov. 21, 1982). 764. A BRILLIANT site thanks for the effort in putting it all together! 208 Radio Luxembourg was a part of my life, when I was a young boy, now I'm 58 and having a new homepage http://www.hw-finking.de/ about Buddy Holly in English and German, I wrote something on it about 208. 56. Regards Kenneth Castenbladh Pnktlich 19:30 (7:30pm) begann mit dem Jingle die Sendung. Carrickfergus (18/02/2003). Shane Finnerty GRAZIE Komarno, Slowakia (26/10/2009). and the sample is on this weeks album on our radio channel. to pick up DRM.RTL should not forget the fact,that in these days there are other (approx): I used to listen to the Dan Dare, pilot of the future episodes and received a plastic Dan Dare badge from Horlicks after sending off some labels. Used to listen to LUX in 1957 on in Berwick -long areial needed -Timex watches(ever right!) Greetings! Has Accustomed to listen all friends, we were lucky. Your superb page has taken me by surprise but I had to say something. The awkward antenna switch before the start of the English service and the loss of signal for a few seconds ad even the great Dutch service. West London (UK) (06/08/2008). I was also a big fan of Radio Luxembourg, from about 1957 until the 70s. Great experience. Now I look at the site I can remember the names of the Dj's brings back a lot of memories. I started MW and SW listening in Denmark in the early 70s and the music and format on 208 was better than the Danish governmental radio. appreciate any information Thank you. Even Barry Aldis thought that was something special. 5 (20) The Love You Save (Jackson 5) I grew up listening to Radio Luxembourg when I was a teenager. Even in 1972 I taped the whole night 'THE ROLLING STONES NIGHT" ON RADIO LUXEMBURG and in 1977 with the death of ELVIS PRESLEY I was watching the program through the whole night with Jimmy Saville and Tony Prince. DARIUS BEBEN Great site. 521. In 1967 ging ik studeren in Enschede, waar ik meer dan thuis de gelegenheid had 695. Thanks for the memories! You have a very nice page! ster en ook de meest populaire. Hi, everyone! 803. UK (16/02/2001). 666. Just found Radio Lux play back and burst in tears did I really grow up with this icon of splender. -Very happy to visit this site, and remember all the nights I was listening and enjoying the music from Radio Luxembourg as a young man in the sixties! Used to listen to Dan Dare every night as a schoolboy, in Newcastle on Tyne. by a plaque unveiling ceremony at Brinsworth House, Twickenham, U.K (his final Great site!It brings back memories from the sixties,late sunday evenings with En wat betekende indertijd het noemen van een letter uit het alfabet met een daarbijhorend getal? I'm so greatfull that i found you, i was listening to you in Poland in 1967, 68, 69 i left poland toward the end of 1969, so many years later it almost brought me to tears, just amazing - i am back at 17 years old!
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